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Two new cases of COVID-19 reported in Grey Highlands today

The Grey Bruce Health Unit is reporting 318 confirmed cases to-date and 49 active cases 
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The Grey Bruce Health Unit (GBHU) is reporting 10 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. 

The 10 new cases are located in Owen Sound (1), Kincardine (2), Grey Highlands (2), Arran Elderslie (2), West Grey (2), Southgate (1).

The cumulative total number of COVID-19 cases in GBHU is now 318, with 49 confirmed-active cases.

Active cases in Grey County are currently located in Southgate (10), Grey Highlands (7), Blue Mountains (6), Hanover (3), Owen Sound (3), and West Grey (2).

Today’s situation report also notes that GBHU has identified 225 high-risk contacts associated with the 49 active cases.

The health unit has indicated there are six additional active probable cases. An active probable case is considered to be someone that is linked to an active case and is showing symptoms but has not received lab-confirmed test results.

The six active probable cases are located in Southgate (1), Grey Highlands (3), Saugeen Shores (1), and Kincardine (1).

Of the 318 cumulative cases, 254 cases have recovered and 15 cases were referred to other health units.

There are currently three people being hospitalized in the region due to COVID-19.

An outbreak was declared at Golden Dawn Senior Citizen Home located in Bruce County yesterday.  

There are currently no outbreaks in any daycares or schools in GBHU. And, GBHU continues to be one of the only health units in Ontario to have no deaths as a result of COVID-19.

The province has placed Grey-Bruce region in the yellow zone of its COVID-19 Response Framework. 

In the yellow category of the framework, restaurants, bars, cinemas, casinos, and performing arts centres will be required to close at midnight and stop serving alcohol at 11 p.m. A maximum of six people may be seated together. Workers within two-metres of a customer not wearing a face covering (such as a server) must wear eye protection. Gyms are limited to 10 people per class and 50 people per room (for weights or exercise equipment) and the people in the room or class must be three metres apart. 

According to a press release from the provincial government, public health data from each region will be reviewed weekly to determine if health units should stay where they are or be moved into a higher level. 

Lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases in Grey County include - Owen Sound (70); Southgate (46); Grey Highlands (34); West Grey (19); Meaford (13); Blue Mountains (17); Hanover (13); Georgian Bluffs (2); Chatsworth (1).